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Bennets Fracture
dislocation of the first carpometacarpal joint due to the fracture of the first metacarpal
Comminuted Fracture
any fracture with more than two fractures both closed and open
Colles Fracture
transverse fracture of the distal radius with posterior and radial displacement of the wrist and hand
result of falling onto extended wrists
"dinner fork"
Salter- Harris
involves epiphyseal plates
through the growth plate of paediatric bone
March Fracture
AKA fatigue or stress fracture
got name from soldiers who marched too much usually 2nd or 3rd metatarsal
Monteggia Fracture
fracture of the proximal third of the ulna with
dislocation of the head of the radius
considered elbow fracture
common in children
Smiths Fracture
Reverse Colles
fracture of the distal radius with anterior displacement
result of falling onto flexed wrists
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